Toilet appliance



Feb. 3, 1931. F, CHASE 1,791,351

TOILET APPLIANGE v Filed sept. e, 1928 essere@ a implication led Septemhervd, 1328. Serial lio. Sltol rlhis invention relates to toilet articles and more particularly to an applicator pad or powder punt" for applying powder?l rouge, or the like to the tace; the principal object of 5 the invention being to provide an applicator of simple and cheap construction and of a size permitting use in compacts, vanity cases, or the like-and which possesses the great advantage over similar articles of ordinary cont@ struction in comprising a plurality of appli- V Gator elements which may he exposed successively for use as they-become soiled. rEhe successive layers or plies of this improved applicator may be oi any suitable material' and may it desired be impregnated with powder or. ronge so as to be ready for instant use, although such impregnation is not essential to the present invention since the improved pad may he used in usual manner 2@ merely as a conveyor for loose powder or rouge wiped od from a compressed tablet.

While the several layers or piles comprising the pad may loe secured to one another in any desired manner permitting ready separation and detachment of successive layers i have herein by way of example illustrated severalpdesirable modes of* connecting such layers but wish it to he understood that the invention is not necessarily limitedV to the construction here chosen for illustration.

lin the drawings Fig. l is a large scale plan view of a preierred form ci pad;

Fig. 2 is a section suhstantily on the line 2--2 of lig. i, but showing the several constituent plies of the pad greatly exaggerated in thickness;

Fig., Sis a view similar to hut showing the' uppermost layerl or ply partially removed; g

Fig. 4 is a plan view illustrating a modified construction Fig. 5 is a plan view illustrating a further modified construction; u

Fig. 6 is a view showing the device of Fig6 5 lout with one ofthe plies partially removed;

Fig. 7 is a plan view ot a further modification; v

Fig. 8 is an end elevation, tolarger scale,

5@ of the structure shown in Fig, 7 5

Fig. 9 is a plan view of another modication; and

ltig.v i0 is a fragmentary section to larger scale on the line 10-10 of Fig. 9.

n applicator pad constructed in accordance with the present invention may he of any suitable material for example paper, cotton cloth, cot'ion hatt-ing, silk fabrics, rayon, linen, ne and soit woolen materials, etc. and the several layers may he cut from 6@ tliernaterial in any desired manner, as for example by means o a cloth cutting machine or by the use of suitable dies. l"Ehe pad itself and the plies composing it may loe ot any desired contour and of the proper size for 65 the particular purpose which it is to loe put., hut for convenience l have herein illustrated the pad and its component layers as, essentially circular in contour, and as above suggested each ply or layer may he coated 7@ or impregnated with a suitable cosmetic, or example facial powder or rouge.

[is shown in Fig. l the several plies 1,1% lb, etc., constituting the pad are united near their edges by means of a row of stitches 2 l5 extending through the entire thickness of the pad. Just within the row of stitches is a row of neriiorations 3 also extending through each ply of the pad. rlille row of perforations terminates at pointsi and 5 spaced a to I suitable distance apart and at this part of the pad each ply is provided with an outwardly extending tab 6 adapted to serve as a handle or pull device 'for use in separating successive plies from the body of the pad.

fis illustrated lin Fig. 3, after the uppermost ply l of the pad has become soiled in use, it may readily he removed hy grasping its tab 6 between the thumb and linger and pulling upwardly9 whereupon the uppermost f ply i tears along the line of perforation 3 so that it may be completely removed, thus enposingl the reshvsurface oi' the ply la :for use. uccelssive plies may thus he removed until the entire pad has been consumed.

its illustrated in Fig. l l may, if desired, in assembling the several plies arrange them so that their tabs 6 do not exactly register, thus facilitating the seizure of the tab of the uppermost layer for separating the latter from 30@ Wilt am* L'YQ.

underlying layers, although this specific arrangement is not essential.

ln lFig. i l have illustrated another a rangement in which the pad comprises superposed plies or layers 8 each with its tab 9, but in this case the several layers are united at their extreme edges by means of what is sometimes known as machine hemstitching, forming a picot edge. ln this arrangement the line of weakness, formed by the perforations in the device shown in Fig. 1, is produced by the special form of stitching so that the layers separate very readily along the line of the stitches.

The construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is particularly well adapted for use when the pad is made of layers of woven or other textile fabric. In accordance with this arrangement each layer composing the pad is secured to the layer immediately below it by an independent seam. Thus the layer 11 is attached to the layer 11a immediately below it by means of the seam 13, while the layer 11u is secured to the next adjacent layer by a seam 13a. These seams are preferably of chain stitch type such as is produced by certain types of sewing machine, it being` characteristic of such seams that they readily ravel from one end. As indicated in Fig. 5 these seams eX- tend only part way around the pad, leaving an iuiattached section opposite the tabs 12, and at one end each seam has a depending thread end la, 113.-, etc. which may be seized and pulled to ravel out the stitches. rlflius, as shown in Fig. 6, the end 1a'- has been pulled so as partially to unravel the seam 13, permitting the upper layer 11 to be grasped by its tab 12 and lifted from the layer 11, it being understood that when the seam 15 has been completely raveled the layer 11 may be freely removed.

ln M l have illustrated another arrangement in which the pad comprises layers 17, 17, etc. of any suitable material and in which the layers are normally bound together by means of thin ribbon-like binder strips 18, 19, etc. Preferably these strips are arranged in pairs, the strips of a pair being disposed at opposite sides of the pad, and preferably the strips are so arranged, as shown for example at 18, 19, etc. that each successive layer is bound to underlying layers at two or more points only. Each layer is provided with a tab 20 and by pulling upon the tab the layer may be torn away from its binding strips, thus exposing the next layer beneath it.

A still further form of the invention is illustrated in Fig. 9 wherein the pad is. shown as comprising a plurality of layers 21, 21, etc.` each having its pull tab 22. ln this instance the several layers are bound together at their margins by means of a thin layer of glue, col.- lodionor the like. indicated at 23, which is sufficient' to hold the several layers in proper relative position during use but which per- ,sai

mits the layers readily to be separated when pulling force is applied to the tab 22.

The pad thus provided is effective for the intended purpose, being much more sanitary than pads of usual type since it provides a fresh surface at frequent intervals for use in applying the powder, and since the marginal portions of adjacent plies are held in close contact along the major part of their peripheries, (that is, except adjacent to the inner ends of the tabs) they are prevented from wrinkling, and the cosmetic with which they are coated or impregnated is sealed against contamination by the entrance of dust or dirt between the plies. It may readily be made of sach dimensions as to permit its use in a compact, or vanity case; it may be made of any suitable material and at a very low cost of construction so that it may be sold in competition with usual applicator pads; and is much simpler than any device of this type which is known to me.

I claim:

1. An applicator pad for use in applying facial powder, rouge, or the like comprising a plurality of superposed substantially flat plies, each having a projecting pull tab, and means normally uniting each ply to the next along their marginal edges, except adjacent to the inner ends of their respective pull tabs, the plies being readily removable in succession from the pad by .pull exerted upon the respective tabs.

2. in applicator' pad for use in applying facial powder, rouge, or the like comprising a plurality of superposed substantially fiat plies of substantially like contour, substantially the entire exposed surface of the outer most ply being available for the intended use, each ply having an integral pull tab project ing from its peripheral edge, and means so uniting each ply to the next ply below it as substantially to seal them against the entrance of dust between them while permitting each. ply in succession readily to be separated from the pad.

3. An applicator pad for use in applying facial powder, rouge, or the like comprising a plurality of superposed substantially fiat plies each having a projecting pull tab, means uniting all of said plies along their marginal edges except in the region of the pull tab, and each ply having a line of weakness adjacent to its marginal edge except adjacent to the inner end of the pull tab whereby pull exerted .on the tab of a ply will tear away the ply along said line of weakness.

4. An applicator pad for use in applying facial powder, rouge, or the like comprising a plurality of superposed substantially circular plies each having a pull tab projecting from its edge, a seam uniting said plies adjacent to their margins except at the region of the pull tabs, and each ply having a row of perfor-ations inwardly of the seam to permit each ply readily to be separated from the pad.

5. A toilet appliance of the class described, comprising an assemblage of superposed substantially flat plies of sheet material forming a pad, each ply carrying a cosmetic substance, and means releasably holding the marginal portions of adjacent plies in sealing contact, said holding 'means extending along the major part at least of the periphery of the pad. 6. A toilet appliance of the class described,

comprising an assemblage of superposed substantially flat plies of sheet material forming a pad, each ply being adapted to carry a cosmetic substance, and means releasably v holding the major portions at least of the margins of adjacent plies in close contact, each successive topmost ply, as exposed by removal of the preceding ply, having a part uncontined by the holding means engageable by the fingers of the user for removing such topmost ply from the pad.

7. An applicator pad for use in applying cosmetics, comprising an assemblage of superposed flat disks 'of thin soft and pliable sheet material, and means normally holding the several disks in co-axial registering relation and' in close contact, said holding means uniting the several disks at least at'points substantially diametrically opposite each other,

said holding means being of such nature that each ply in succession may readily be separated from the neXt adjacent ply Without substantially affecting the union of the remaining plies.

y Signed by me at Dennis, Massachusetts,

this twenty-ninth day of August, 1928.

FIELDING CHASE 

